What is the normal range of a red blood cell count in an anemic female?
less than 4.3 million per mm3
what is the normal range of a red blood cell count in an anemic male?
less than 4.5 million per mm3
what is the normal range of a red blood cell count in a healthy female?
4.3-5.5 X 10^6 per mm3
what is the normal range of a red blood cell count in a healthy male?
4.5-6.0 X 10^6 per mm3
what is the normal range of total leukocytes in a healthy person?
5,000-10,000 per mm3
what is the percentage of the american population with type A blood?
39%
what is the percentage of the american population with type AB blood?
4%
what is the percentage of the american population with type B blood?
12%
what is the percentage of the american population with type O blood?
45%
name one function of HDL cholesterol
carries cholesterol to the liver to be degraded and eliminated from the body
give another name for an antibody
agglutinin
A person with type B agglutionogens has which type of agglutinins in their
blood?
A
A person with type A agglutinogens has which type of agglutinins in their blood?
B
_____________ are leukocytes that have spherical, oval or kidney shaped nuclei
and no granules
agranulocytes
name two types of arganulocytes
monocyte/lymphocytes
leukocytes wander through the body by ________ to reach sites of inflammation
or tissue destruction
ameboid motion
________ indicated a decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of blood
anemia
plasma proteins that react with RBC's antigens causing clumping/agglutination
are called?
antibodies
specific glycoproteins on the outer surface of the RBC plasma membrane that are
part of the ABO blood typing classification system are called?
antigens
, the optimum serum cholesterol level for a normal middle aged male is ______
mg/dL
anything less than 200 mg/dL
Name one type of artificial blood
fluosol
___________ is the disease process in which the body's blood vessels become
increasingly occluded by plaques
atherosclerosis
what causes atherosclerosis
excess amount of LDL
Define: Atherosclerosis
disease process in which blood vessels become occluded by plaque
what is the function of B lymphocytes?
make plasma which make antibodies
name one cell that B lymphocytes differentiate into
plasma cells
what percentage of the leukocyte population do basophils make up?
less than 1%
what is the function of basophils?
releases histamine and other mediators of inflammation
define: bleeding time
amount of time it takes to stop bleeding after a finger prick
_________ is a protective mechanism, that minimizes blood loss when blood
vessel are ruptured
coagulation/blood clotting
A donor with type blood AB can donate blood to what blood type recipient?
AB
a donor with type blood A can donate blood to what blood type recipient?
A and AB
a donor with type blood B can donate blood to what blood type recipient?
B and AB
a donor with type blood O can donate blood to what blood type recipient?
A, B, AB, O
____________ is a system of blood classification based on the presence of speific
glycoproteins of the outer surface of the RBC plasma membrane
blood typing
a person with type O agglutinogens has which type of agglutinins in their blood
Both A and B antibodies
______________ is a major component of smooth muscle plaques formed during
atherosclerosis
cholesterol
give one function of cholesterol
aids in production of hormones
what are the two main constituents of whole blood?
plasma and formed elements
name one function of LDL cholesterol